Intermittent fasting

agc4u
agc4u Posts: 9 Member
edited November 20 in Health and Weight Loss
Hey guys,
Who on here is doing intermittent fasting?

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  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    Me.
  • agc4u
    agc4u Posts: 9 Member
    Did you do it for weightloss?
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    I am :)
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    agc4u wrote: »
    Did you do it for weightloss?

    I do it because it suits my schedule and how I like to eat. I've done it during phases of loss, maintaining and gaining - eating calories appropriate for your goals is what matters, not a certain meal timing schedule. IF may make it easier for you to stick to your calorie deficit
  • scarlet67
    scarlet67 Posts: 107 Member
    I do 16.8 It fits into my day :)
  • LaReinaDeCorazones
    LaReinaDeCorazones Posts: 274 Member
    I do, just started a few days ago, and it makes staying in my calorie goal soon much easier and I already have no urge to eat outside those hours because I know that soon I'll be able to eat
  • notreallychris
    notreallychris Posts: 501 Member
    I do it for scheduling purposes as well. Fits in my day easier.
  • joannenext50
    joannenext50 Posts: 1 Member
    I'm trying it out today.
  • agc4u
    agc4u Posts: 9 Member
    I done 28 days on it with no excercise and lost 13lbs but I'm finding it really hard to get back into it and now I do shift work. I'm wondering if just eating calories throughout the day would work instead of IF.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    agc4u wrote: »
    I done 28 days on it with no excercise and lost 13lbs but I'm finding it really hard to get back into it and now I do shift work. I'm wondering if just eating calories throughout the day would work instead of IF.

    Yes. It's calories that matter, not meal timing.
  • agc4u
    agc4u Posts: 9 Member
    So true. Every time I have breakfast I eat all day but when I do IF I hardly eat. I don't really wanna do IF because it won't be my lifestyle forever but it really helps with food control. I'm so fed up
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    @misshellybell - some answers to your post :)
  • aseymour7
    aseymour7 Posts: 1 Member
    I'm doing intermittent fasting. I'm doing the 16/8. The thing that sold me on it was to understand that it was much harder in theory than in practice. Once I did it the first day, I realized how much clearer and sharper I felt. I am super flipping hungry by lunchtime, but I like the idea that my body has been burning fat all morning. I stopped doing it over the summer, but am starting again this week.
  • agc4u
    agc4u Posts: 9 Member
    Oh cool. Did you gain any weight back or did you eat the same amount of calories throughout the break?
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    agc4u wrote: »
    Oh cool. Did you gain any weight back or did you eat the same amount of calories throughout the break?

    Who are you talking to? (there is a quote button - it will make it easier to follow conversations)
  • agc4u
    agc4u Posts: 9 Member
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    agc4u wrote: »
    Oh cool. Did you gain any weight back or did you eat the same amount of calories throughout the break?

    Who are you talking to? (there is a quote button - it will make it easier to follow conversations)

    You can tell I'm new here. First log after how many years
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
    agc4u wrote: »
    So true. Every time I have breakfast I eat all day but when I do IF I hardly eat. I don't really wanna do IF because it won't be my lifestyle forever but it really helps with food control. I'm so fed up

    So if eating breakfast makes you hungry and eat more (it does to me as well), why not make IF a permanent change? It seems like it's helped a great deal with something that is a problem for you. Why change what is working? What makes you think IF isn't a long term schedule?
  • agc4u
    agc4u Posts: 9 Member
    rybo wrote: »
    agc4u wrote: »
    So true. Every time I have breakfast I eat all day but when I do IF I hardly eat. I don't really wanna do IF because it won't be my lifestyle forever but it really helps with food control. I'm so fed up

    So if eating breakfast makes you hungry and eat more (it does to me as well), why not make IF a permanent change? It seems like it's helped a great deal with something that is a problem for you. Why change what is working? What makes you think IF isn't a long term schedule?

    Because I'm too greedy and give up real easily plus when I'm on holiday that free inclusive food can't always go to waste. GREED
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
    agc4u wrote: »
    rybo wrote: »
    agc4u wrote: »
    So true. Every time I have breakfast I eat all day but when I do IF I hardly eat. I don't really wanna do IF because it won't be my lifestyle forever but it really helps with food control. I'm so fed up

    So if eating breakfast makes you hungry and eat more (it does to me as well), why not make IF a permanent change? It seems like it's helped a great deal with something that is a problem for you. Why change what is working? What makes you think IF isn't a long term schedule?

    Because I'm too greedy and give up real easily plus when I'm on holiday that free inclusive food can't always go to waste. GREED

    Well that sounds like a problem you would face whether you did IF or not
  • agc4u
    agc4u Posts: 9 Member
    rybo wrote: »
    agc4u wrote: »
    rybo wrote: »
    agc4u wrote: »
    So true. Every time I have breakfast I eat all day but when I do IF I hardly eat. I don't really wanna do IF because it won't be my lifestyle forever but it really helps with food control. I'm so fed up

    So if eating breakfast makes you hungry and eat more (it does to me as well), why not make IF a permanent change? It seems like it's helped a great deal with something that is a problem for you. Why change what is working? What makes you think IF isn't a long term schedule?

    Because I'm too greedy and give up real easily plus when I'm on holiday that free inclusive food can't always go to waste. GREED

    Well that sounds like a problem you would face whether you did IF or not

    Exactly
  • LaReinaDeCorazones
    LaReinaDeCorazones Posts: 274 Member
    agc4u wrote: »
    I done 28 days on it with no excercise and lost 13lbs but I'm finding it really hard to get back into it and now I do shift work. I'm wondering if just eating calories throughout the day would work instead of IF.

    I also do shift work(6pm-about 12a) but I do 16:8 and I can eat between 12p-8pm because that works for me
  • agc4u
    agc4u Posts: 9 Member
    JustMe602 wrote: »
    agc4u wrote: »
    I done 28 days on it with no excercise and lost 13lbs but I'm finding it really hard to get back into it and now I do shift work. I'm wondering if just eating calories throughout the day would work instead of IF.

    I also do shift work(6pm-about 12a) but I do 16:8 and I can eat between 12p-8pm because that works for me

    See my shifts start anywhere from 4am and can last up to 5pm. My eating window is 10-6pm so at least I can eat dinner with the family. I'm trying to go back to gym classes in the evening as well which start around 7pm.
  • OliveGirl128
    OliveGirl128 Posts: 801 Member
    Around 5 years here doing different IF protocols :)
  • misshellybell
    misshellybell Posts: 17 Member
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    @misshellybell - some answers to your post :)
    thanks
  • LaReinaDeCorazones
    LaReinaDeCorazones Posts: 274 Member
    agc4u wrote: »
    JustMe602 wrote: »
    agc4u wrote: »
    I done 28 days on it with no excercise and lost 13lbs but I'm finding it really hard to get back into it and now I do shift work. I'm wondering if just eating calories throughout the day would work instead of IF.

    I also do shift work(6pm-about 12a) but I do 16:8 and I can eat between 12p-8pm because that works for me

    See my shifts start anywhere from 4am and can last up to 5pm. My eating window is 10-6pm so at least I can eat dinner with the family. I'm trying to go back to gym classes in the evening as well which start around 7pm.

    In the end, you need to do what is best for you, and what fits your schedule, something you can stick to
  • tashygolean730
    tashygolean730 Posts: 92 Member
    aseymour7 wrote: »
    I'm doing intermittent fasting. I'm doing the 16/8. The thing that sold me on it was to understand that it was much harder in theory than in practice. Once I did it the first day, I realized how much clearer and sharper I felt. I am super flipping hungry by lunchtime, but I like the idea that my body has been burning fat all morning. I stopped doing it over the summer, but am starting again this week.

    Your body is always burning and storing fat. IF is nothing more than a timing tool that allows people who enjoy bigger meals an easier means of adhering to their calorie goals. You don't burn extra fat during your fasting window. If weight loss is your goal, that comes strictly from the calorie deficit. People also use it to maintain and gain.
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